“Russia is no longer requesting Ukraine be ‘denazified’ and is prepared to let Kyiv join the European Union if it remains military non-aligned as part of ongoing ceasefire negotiations,” the Financial Times reports.

“U.S. and South Korean officials are reviewing whether North Korea tested its newest intercontinental ballistic missile last week as it had claimed, with mounting public signs that Pyongyang may have exaggerated its milestone,” the Washington Post reports.

“The launch appeared to be a modified version of the Hwasong-15, an older model that is slightly smaller than the Hwasong-17 and was the last ICBM that North Korea tested in 2017 … Still, the test showed that North Korea is making incremental progress in improving its ICBM capability.”

Will Saletan: “For four gruesome weeks, Vladimir Putin’s military has bombarded schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, and other civilian targets across Ukraine. These attacks, documented in photos, videos, and reports from Human Rights Watch and the United Nations, have killed or wounded thousands of civilians. Last Wednesday, the United States classified the Russian atrocities as war crimes. But they’re also part of Putin’s larger strategy: state terrorism.”

“Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning after a meeting in Kyiv earlier this month,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Following the meeting in the Ukrainian capital, Mr. Abramovich, who has shuttled between Moscow, Lviv and other negotiating venues, as well as at least two senior members of the Ukrainian team developed symptoms that included red eyes, constant and painful tearing, and peeling skin on their faces and hands.”

“They blamed the suspected attack on hard-liners in Moscow who they said wanted to sabotage talks to end the war.”